A Yale Book of Numbers 1976 - 2000
Edited by Beverly Waters, Office of Institutional Research
October, 2001
(This is an update of George W. Pierson's original book: A Yale Book of Numbers, Historical Statistics of the College and University, 1701-1976.)
Table of Contents
Section A: Student Enrollments/Degrees Conferred -- Total University
- Student Enrollment, 1976-1999
- (figure) Student Enrollment, 1875-1999
- (figure) Student Enrollment (Headcounts), Fall 1999
- Student Enrollments in the Ivy League and MIT, 1986-1999
- Degrees Conferred, 1977-1999
- Honorary Degree Honorands, 1977-2000
- Number of Women Enrolled, University-Wide, 1871-1999
- (figure) Number of Women Enrolled University-Wide, 1871-1999
- Milestones in the Education of Women at Yale
- Minority and International Student Enrollment by School, 1984-1999

Section B: International Students at Yale University
- International Students by Country and World Region of Citizenship, Fall 1999
- (figure) International Graduate and Professional Students and Yale College Students by World Region, Fall 1999
- (figure) International Student Enrollment, 1899-1999
- (figure) International Students by Yale School, Fall 1999
- International Student Enrollment, 1987-1999
- Admissions Statistics for International Students, 1981-1999
Section C: Students Residing in Yale University Housing
- Number of Students in University Housing, 1982-1999
- Yale College Students Housed in Undergraduate Dormitories, 1950-1999
- (figure) Percentage of Yale College Students Housed in the Residential Colleges, 1950-1999

Section D: Yale Undergraduate Admissions and Information on Yale College Freshmen
- State Origins of Yale College Freshmen, 1975-1998
- Regional Origins of Yale College Freshmen, 1975-2000
- Freshmen Matriculants by Regional Origin and Secondary Schooling, 1976-1999
- Yale College Freshmen with Alumni Parents, 1976-1999
- (figure) Yale College Freshmen with Alumni Parents as a % of Class Enrollment, 1976-1999
- Yale College Freshman from New Haven, 1920-1999
- Summary of Yale College Admissions, 1979-2001
- Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Scores for Freshmen Matriculants, 1975-1999
Section E: Yale College (Course Registrations/Majors/Graduation Rates/Requirements/Calendar)
- Undergraduate Course Registrations by Department and Division, 1978-1998
- (figure) Trends in Undergraduate Course Registrations, 1979-1998
- Undergraduate Majors (Yale College Seniors Only), 1977-1998
- (figure) Most Popular Majors (Yale College Seniors Only), 1977-1998
- Number of Undergraduates Receiving the Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, & Truman Scholarships, 1976-1999
- Yale College Graduation Rates, 1976-1992
- Yale College Academic Calendars for 1985-86, 1990-91, and 1999-2000
- Summary of the Undergraduate Requirements and Grading System
- Changes in the Undergraduate Course of Study and Graduation Requirements

Section F: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Student Enrollment, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1976-1999
- Women Ph.D. Recipients, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1978-1999
- Women and Minority Ph.D. Recipients, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1978-1999
- Ph.D.'s Awarded by Department, 1977 - 1999
- Years of Study to Ph.D. by Division and Department, 1975 - 1997
- Employment Information for Ph.D. Recipients -- 1999-2000 (at time of dissertation submission)
- Employment Information for Ph.D. Recipients Four Years After Graduation (Graduating in 1994-95)
- Statistical One-page Summary of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Fall 1999
Section G: Research Activity in Yale University
- Grants and Contracts Received (Income for Research), 1950-1999
- Grants as a Percentage of Total Income and in 1999 Dollars, 1900-1999
- Number of Patents and Licenses Earned by University Faculty, 1981-1999
- Number of Postdoctoral Associates, 1982-1999

Section H: Yale University Professional Schools' One-page Summary-1999
- School of Architecture Statistical Summary
- School of Art Statistical Summary
- Divinity School Statistical Summary
- School of Drama Statistical Summary
- School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Statistical Summary
- Institute of Sacred Music Statistical Summary
- School of Law Statistical Summary
- School of Management Statistical Summary
- School of Medicine, M.D., Epidemiology and Public Health, and Physician Associate Programs Statistical Summary
- School of Music Statistical Summary
- School of Nursing Statistical Summary
- Undergraduate Institutions Attended by the Graduates of the Schools of: Architecture, Art, Law, M.D., and Nursing
Section I: Yale University Faculty
- Faculty Headcounts by School and Rank, 1982-1999
- Average Salary for and Number of Yale Faculty, 1975-1998
- University Faculty by Gender and Ethnicity, 1982-1999
- Faculty in Arts and Sciences (Full-Time Equivalents), 1974-2000
- (figure) Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Full-Time Equivalents), 1974-2000
- The Education of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Rank and Institution, 1999-2000
- (figure) Age Distribution of Tenured Faculty, University-Wide: 1988 and 1998
- (figure) Age Distribution of Tenured Faculty in FAS: 1988 and 1998
- Age Distribution of FAS Tenured Faculty by Division, School of Medicine, and the Professional Schools, 1998-99

Section J: Yale University Library and Museums
- University Library Holdings and Activity, 1979-1998
- Brief Summary of Collections in the Yale Center for British Art, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Peabody Museum of Natural History
Section K: Development and Alumni
- Number of Living Alumni by Yale School, August 1999
- Distribution of Living Yale Alumni by U.S. State, 1956-1998
- Distribution of Living Yale Alumni by Region of the U.S., 1956-1998
- Distribution of Living Yale University Alumni by Country in 1998
- Occupational Distribution of Yale College Alumni: Classes of 1980 and 1990
- Occupational Distribution of Yale Graduate and Professional School Alumni: Classes of 1980 and 1990
- Advanced Degrees Taken by Members of the Yale College Classes of 1970
- Advanced Degrees Taken by Members of the Yale College Classes of 1980
- Advanced Degrees Taken by Members of the Yale College Classes of 1990
- Yale Development - Categories of Giving, 1977-1998

Section L: Tuition and Financial Aid
- Yale University Tuition Rates, 1976 to 1999
- (figure) Yale College Tuition Rates (Real Dollars and Adjusted for Inflation), 1951-1998
- Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid, 1981-1998
- (figure) Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid (Yale College, Graduate School, Medicine, Law, and SOM),1981-1998
Section M: Finance and Administration
- Summary of Endowment, 1900-2000
- (figure) Spending from Endowment, 1900-2000
- Operating Expenditures, 1899-2000
- Operating Expenditures by School/Category, 1899-2000
- (figure) Total Operating Expenditures in 1999 Dollars, 1899-1999
- Capital Spending on Facilities, 1940-1999
- Facilities Debt Outstanding, 1971-2000
- History of Buildings Constructed or Acquired, 1717-1999
- Summary of Non-Academic University Properties, 1980-1999
- Historical Summary of Yale University Spending by School/Category, 1830-2000
- (figure) Historical Spending by School/Category, 1800-1990
- University Income by Source, 1800-1999
- (figure) Changes in the Sources of Income, 1800-1999
- (figure) Sources of Income Compared by Century (1820, 1900, 1999)
- Summary of Financial History, 1700-2000
- Yale University Table of Organization for 2000-01